Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 27.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia stood at 27.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 126.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia peaked at 27.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2002.
Bolivia ranks 72nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.5% | — |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +123.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -61.8% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +87.0% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +71.1% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +49.1% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -25.6% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | +77.3% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +56.0% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | +1.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 27.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 2.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 27.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.9%, 98% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.1% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 4.6% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 12.1% | 26.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 22.7% | 27.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More education data for Bolivia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.73 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.75 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,283 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,642 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,575 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164,013 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8594 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia was 27.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2002.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bolivia ranks 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release